Lanai is a timeless island in a sea of change. It is a place of rare beauty and enduring natural riches. It is history captured and time forgotten.
RESORTS:
Manele Bay Hotel (808) 565-7700
Lodge at Koele (808) 565-7300
These two resorts will take your breath away. The Lodge at Koele is at a much higher elevation and gets quite cool at night. There is nothing like sitting in front of the fireplace with a glass of wine after a full day! Or possibly a walk along the shore at sunset!
The sun is ALWAYS out at Manele Bay. What a fabulous place to relax and get a tan! You will not be disappointed!
There is free transportation
between these two resorts. 
HOTELS:
Hotel Lanai (808) 565-7211
This is the only hotel on
the Island. It was built in 1923 by James Dole. There are only 11 guest rooms.
There is a fabulous restaurant inside the hotel that is truly a dining experience.
OCEAN RECREATION:
The clear, clean waters off of Manele Bay and Hulopo'e Beach
provide the Island's best ocean activities. White, glistening sand fronts a
natural marine preserve which offers swimming, excellent snorkeling and scuba
diving. Offshore waters feature ocean rafting and sailing. In fact, Lanai is
rated among the top ten diving locations in the world. Beach facilites include
picnic tables, barbeque grills, showers, restrooms and camping sites (which
require a permit from Lanai Company). Charter boats from Manele Bay take fishermen
out into the channel between Maui and Lanai to try their luck with mahimahi
(Dorado), tuna, marlin and ono (Wahoo).
HIKING:
For hikers, there are many scenic trails. A "must do"
is the Munro Trail which winds through lush vegetation and a pine-studded ridge
to Lanaihale, the Island's highest peak at 3,370 feet. From the summit, you
not only have a panoramic view of Lanai, but also the islands of Moloka'i, Maui,
Oahu, Kahoolawe and the Big Island.
GOLF:
The Cavendish Golf Course is a nine-hole, par 36
course in the pines. Although free to the public, visitors are asked to leave
a donation for upkeep (approximately $5.00). The new Experience at Koele is
a spectacular championship 18-hole course designed by Greg Norman and Ted Robinson,
featuring a high plateau with a 200-foot drop to the rolling hills below.
HUNTING:
Lanai's little known secret is its excellent hunting with
long season on axis deer. Other wild game include Mouflon sheep, ring-necked
pheasant, partridge and other game birds. Licenses and seasons are regulated
by the Forestry and Wildlife Division of the State Department of Land and Natural
Resources. Permission to hunt must be granted by the Lanai Company.
HORSEBACK
RIDING:
The Lodge at Koele offers scenic, high country
trails and a stable of well-groomed horses
from beginners to experienced riders.
FOUR-WHEEL DRIVING:
Lanai offers over 100 miles of unpaved scenic roads
accessible by four- wheel drive only. The adventure is rewarded with majestic
views of neighboring islands and spectacular scenery.
TENNIS:
There are two free courts in town and the Manele Bay Hotel
and the Lodge at Koele feature championship courts. The Lodge at Koele also
features croquet and lawn bowling.
THE GARDEN OF THE GODS OR KANEPU'U:
Sculpted by strong winds, a blazing sun and dry climate,
this small desert of giant black stones and rolling brick-red mounds evoke eerie
god-like images, especially at sunset.
SHIPWRECK BEACH OR KAI OLOHIA:
At the northern end of the paved roads lies a wild and windswept
strand of beach where a rusting Liberty ship rests on a coral reef. Beachcombers
can climb and poke among the ruins and find odd shapes of driftwood and an occasional
glass fishing float. Hardy hikers can follow the coastline 10 miles north to
Polihua Beach.
LANAI CITY:
This unassuming plantation town grew up in the '20's and
hasn't changed much since. Cool and quiet under stately Norfolk and Cook Island
pines, the streets are lined with tin-roof homes and old-fashioned stores; three
restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner; banks-even a police station with
a wooden jail in the yard. In the evening, people congregate up the hill at
the local country inn-the Hotel Lanai for drinks and dinner. It's a great town
for strolling or lazy bike rides.
THE SMALL BOAT HARBOR AT MANELE:
A port for yachts and fishing boats, busy Manele Harbor
is also the departure point for a ferry to and from Maui, whale-watching cruises,
deep sea fishing charters, catamaran and ocean rafting excursions.
SWEETHEART
ROCK OR PU'UPEHE:
A towering rock formation between Hulopo'e and Manele Bays
is the setting of a sad Hawaiian legend that tells of a maiden so beautiful,
her husband kept her hidden in a sea cave. They lived together happily until
one day when her husband was gone, a storm surf surged into the cave and drowned
the maiden. The husband buried her atop an inaccessible rock island offshore,
now named Pu'u Pehe after the maiden, and then jumped off the rock to his death.
KAUMALAPA'U HARBOR:
This is a working port where
pineapples are loaded onto ships bound for Honolulu and where imported goods
are received. The area has a scenic overlook and a reputation for good shore
fishing.
KEOMOKU VILLAGE:
Once a thriving sugar settlement, Keomoku has been a ghost
town since the turn of the century when the last settlers moved up to Lanai
City to work on the ranch and land.
KAUNOLU:
Located on the Island's south shore, Kaunolu was the site of
an ancient Hawaiian fishing village, and heiau (temple). It later became the
summer home of King Kamehameha I.
I got these images
off of a Lanai Website
and if the owner would like me to take them off, you can email
me.